Michael Jackson's daughter taken to hospital after suicide attempt: sources

Paris Jackson has visible marks on her arm and wrist as she salutes photographers. The daughter of Michael Jackson reportedly attempted suicide at the Jackson family home. (Splash News)

The pressure of testifying in the high-stakes legal showdown over Michael Jackson's death drove Paris Jackson to attempt suicide by slitting her wrist, sources close to the family told the Daily News.

The King of Pop's only daughter was due to take the stand by the end of the month in the billion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit pitting the Jackson family against AEG, the promoter of his doomed run of concerts.

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But rehearsals for the testimony have worn on the 15-year-old who watched her superstar father become a shell of himself before he died, a source said.

"Every time she speaks about Michael, she tears up," said the source, referring to the teen's interactions with family lawyers.

Paris Jackson was taken to a nearby hospital early Wednesday morning, after reportedly harming herself. (AKM-GSI)

"She's just a wreck. She was getting more and more emotional about having to take the stand as the day gets closer," the source added. "This is a plea for help. She is broken."

That source said that Paris cut one of her wrists multiple times early Wednesday at her Los Angeles area home following a series of ominous tweets. A second source confirmed she had cut her wrist.

A person close to the Jackson team of lawyers said she was mentally prepared for the trial.

Paris Jackson tweeted that an argument had escalated - though she did not say with whom. (Mike/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES/Mike/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES)

"She wanted to testify. She willingly gave her deposition under subpoena by AEG and was graceful and articulate," the legal source said. "She thinks these people (AEG) killed her father!"

Now it's unlikely that Paris will be called to the stand by her family's lawyers — though AEG also has her on a list of witnesses.

"The plaintiff's side wouldn't even consider putting her in harm's way," the legal source said.

"What she has got to say is going to contradict and embarrass a lot of people. She is going to call out a lot of people."

Court documents show that the promoters of the tour were concerned with Jackson's mental state during preparation for a hotly anticipated run of concerts in London in 2009.

The trial began in April and has already been a grueling affair that has detailed the King of Pop's chemical dependency.

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Paris Jackson and her brothers are currently in the care of their grandmother, Katherine Jackson. (Lester Cohen/WireImage)

As the trial grinds on, choreographer Wade Robson, who worked with the pop sensation as a child, has come forward and leveled new accusations of child molestation against Michael Jackson.

Lawyers for the Jackson family did not dispute the notion that the loss of Paris Jackson's father may have also played a role in the attempted suicide.

"Being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you," said family attorney Perry Sanders. "Paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention."

TMZ initially reported Jackson had cut her wrists multiple times before being wheeled out of her home on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital. The website also reported that Paris used a meat cleaver to slice her wrist, and that she left a suicide note. She called a suicide hotline, which resulted in the operator calling 911, TMZ reported.

"She wanted to be saved," a TMZ source said. "It makes no sense if you really want to die to call a hotline, where the person on the other end will get an ambulance over to your house."

Some of the girl's posts on social media raise concerns about her mental state.

Paris's father - Michael Jackson - passed away in 2009. She has said she wants to follow in his famous footsteps. (STRINGER/BRAZIL/Reuters)

A picture that Paris posted to her Instagram account appear to show scarring on her wrist — raising the possibility this isn't the first time she's cut herself.

Messages on Jackson's Twitter account Tuesday and Wednesday suggested the teenager was distressed.

"You say I need therapy, well, my darling, so do you. don't need for you to tell me what is wrong in all I say or do," Paris tweeted, quoting a song by the singer Zee Avi.

Around the time of the incident, she posted lyrics to the Beatles song "Yesterday."

"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they're here to stay," she wrote.

Paris Jackson tearfully spoke at the memorial service for her late father in 2009. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

"Entertainment Tonight" reported that Jackson tried to kill herself after being forbidden from attending a Marilyn Manson concert Thursday night in Los Angeles. Two sources close to the family told The News that was false.

Another source close to the family sought to portray the suicide bid as a cry for help. The source said Jackson had recently become closer with her biological mother, Debbie Rowe, who turned over full custody of Paris and her other child with Michael, Prince, in 1999 following their divorce.

"This is more just a kid acting out," the source said of Paris.

Michael Jackson’s only daughter was taken out of her Calabas home on a stretcher, TMZ reports. (PARISJACKSONWORLD via YouTube)

The same source claimed the suicide bid was probably spurred by a teen drama over unrequited love.

Jacko's daughter had only recently emerged in the public eye, giving her first interviews and insisting her dad was a loving parent who wanted the most for his kids.

Paris recently photographed cheerleading for her high school, has said she wants to be a heart surgeon and is not interested in the music business.

Only last week, a video of her appeared on YouTube giving a makeup tutorial. She said she is "pink in the face" and has "acne" without her foundation. "I hope you guys liked it tho and didn't think I'm too crazy . . . I get weird when I'm not around people lol," she joked.